Has been played since 1957, and is thereby older than the corresponding European championship. The tournament is generally held every two years, and the number of teams participating in the final tournament has continually increased, reaching 16 for the first time in 1998.
1957 Egypt 1959 Egypt 1962 Ethiopia 1963 Ghana 1965 Ghana 1968 Congo (Kinshasa) 1970 Sudan 1972 Congo (Brazzaville) 1974 Zaire 1976 Morocco 1978 Ghana 1980 Nigeria 1982 Ghana 1984 Cameroon 1986 Egypt 1988 Cameroon 1990 Algeria 1992 Ivory Coast 1994 Nigeria 1996 South Africa 1998 Egypt 2000 Cameroon 2002 Cameroon 2004 Tunisia 2006 Egypt 2008 Egypt 2010 Egypt 2012 Zambia 2013 Nigeria 2015 Ivory Coast 2017 Cameroon 2019 Algeria 2022 Senegal 2024 Ivory Coast
Egypt 7 Cameroon 5 Ghana 4 Ivory Coast 3 Nigeria 3 Algeria 2 Congo (Kinshasa) 2 [includes Zaire] Congo (Brazzaville) 1 Ethiopia 1 Morocco 1 Senegal 1 South Africa 1 Sudan 1 Tunisia 1 Zambia 1
1957 Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia
[Final tournament in Sudan]
1959 Egypt 2-1 Sudan
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1962 Ethiopia 4-2 Egypt [aet]
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1963 Ghana 3-0 Sudan
[Final tournament in Ghana]
1965 Ghana 3-2 Tunisia [aet]
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
1968 Congo (Kinshasa) 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1970 Sudan 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Sudan]
1972 Congo (Brazzaville) 3-2 Mali
[Final tournament in Cameroon]
1974 Zaire 2-2 Zambia [aet]
replay Zaire 2-0 Zambia
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1976 Morocco 1-1 Guinea [group format]
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1978 Ghana 2-0 Uganda
[Final tournament in Ghana]
1980 Nigeria 3-0 Algeria
[Final tournament in Nigeria]
1982 Ghana 1-1 Libya [aet, 7-6 pen]
[Final tournament in Libya]
1984 Cameroon 3-1 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Ivory Coast]
1986 Egypt 0-0 Cameroon [aet, 5-4 pen]
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1988 Cameroon 1-0 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Morocco]
1990 Algeria 1-0 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Algeria]
1992 Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [aet, 11-10 pen]
[Final tournament in Senegal]
1994 Nigeria 2-1 Zambia
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
1996 South Africa 2-0 Tunisia
[Final tournament in South Africa]
1998 Egypt 2-0 South Africa
[Final tournament in Burkina Faso]
2000 Cameroon 2-2 Nigeria [aet, 4-3 pen]
[Final tournament in Nigeria and Ghana]
2002 Cameroon 0-0 Senegal [aet, 3-2 pen]
[Final tournament in Mali]
2004 Tunisia 2-1 Morocco
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
2006 Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast [aet, 4-2 pen]
[Final tournament in Egypt]
2008 Egypt 1-0 Cameroon
[Final tournament in Ghana]
2010 Egypt 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Angola]
2012 Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast [aet, 8-7 pen]
[Final tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea]
2013 Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso
[Final tournament in South Africa]
2015 Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [aet, 9-8 pen]
[Final tournament in Equatorial Guinea]
2017 Cameroon 2-1 Egypt
[Final tournament in Gabon]
2019 Algeria 1-0 Senegal
[Final tournament in Egypt]
2022 Senegal 0-0 Egypt [aet, 4-2 pen]
[Final tournament in Cameroon]
2024 Ivory Coast 2-1 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Ivory Coast]
winners finalists semifinalists
Egypt 7 10 16
Cameroon 5 7 10
Ghana 4 9 14
Nigeria 3 8 16
Ivory Coast 3 5 11
Algeria 2 3 7
Congo-Kinshasa 2 2 6 [includes Zaire]
Tunisia 1 3 7
Senegal 1 3 6
Zambia 1 3 6
Sudan 1 3 4
Ethiopia 1 2 5
Morocco 1 2 5
South Africa 1 2 4
Congo-Brazzaville 1 1 2
Mali 1 6
Burkina Faso 1 4
Uganda 1 2
Guinea 1 1
Libya 1 1
Equatorial Guinea 1
34 68 134 [only 3 teams in 1957, 1959]
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